NEWS

Recently, Habibganj railway station of Bhopal has been renamed as ‘Rani Kamalapati’ station.

WHO IS RANI KAMALAPATI

• Widowed wife of ‘Nizam Shah’, the ruler of ‘Gond dynasty’ in the 18th century
• Ruled over the then princely state of Ginnaurgarh, 55 km from Bhopal
• Nizam Shah was murdered
• ‘Rani Kamalapati’ bravely faced the attackers during her reign.
• “Last Hindu queen of Bhopal”
• Did remarkable work in the field of water management during his reign and established many parks and temples.

Gonds Tribe of India

• Largest tribal groups in the world.
• Mostly live in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.
• Gonds are subdivided into four tribes:
  • Raj Gonds
  • Madia Gonds
  • Dhurve Gonds
  • Khatulwar Gonds
• Staple food is two kinds of millet: kodo and kutki.
• Rice is mostly consumed during festival feasts.
• Believe that earth, water and air are ruled by Gods.
• Majorly speak Gondi which is an unwritten language of the Dravidian family.
• It has been notified as a Scheduled Tribe.